Yes Sir.................We were talking and I mentioned the lack of shops as well as the lack of knowledge for stuff like this in our area.
My guess is somewhere between 85k and 110k
Thanks, that's what you think a build like this would cost in your area?
Around here it would probably be more like $100 plus, given that the currency exchange on all of the parts would add at least 35%.
Wow, that is spendy..........................
Yeah, the currency exchange is an absolute killer here, whether on parts, or new vehicle purchases, it's just insane. It ain't hard to drop $100k on a new 1/2 ton truck, don't matter what brand. I honestly don't know how people who are just starting out can manage, but I still see big houses with a newer pickup and an suv in the driveway, plus a camper or a big boat. **** I think I make a decent living, but I have only a modest mortgage payment and I still can't afford to spend much. My daily driver is a 1997 that I picked up last summer for $500.00 as a fixer upper, and my wife's car is a 2002.Wow, that is spendy..........................
practical and common sense, living within your means or the other example is "I owe, I owe, so off to work I go..."
You Sir are correct...........................Thanks, MITP is going to be a great time.
You saved a ton of money by leaving the body as is. My A12 has been in the shop being un-cut-up for racing and it's taking forever but is finally about ready for the bodywork to begin. Like you, I refuse to total up how much money I've got in it so far. That doesn't help anyone's attitude
Thanks Bob!You saved a ton of money by leaving the body as is. My A12 has been in the shop being un-cut-up for racing and it's taking forever but is finally about ready for the bodywork to begin. Like you, I refuse to total up how much money I've got in it so far. That doesn't help anyone's attitude
Looking forward to seeing your car..............
Thanks. One big issue are shops around to do this kind of work, they don't exist. Hemi in an A-body is the big difference as well. If we had thrown a 340 back in there nowhere near the amount of custom fabrication and modifications to get everything to work properly. The Hemi parts are expensive, lucky we were able to find what we needed for the rebuild.
The cops in our town would block the street off for you to smoke um down.Nowadays the cops won't even show up out of court.....................
What you have done is nothing short of amazing and it has been a blast watching all along.My build has had me researching and reading many other build threads, some have taken YEARS to complete. Since we have members here from around the country and other parts of the world, I thought it would be fun to hear your thoughts on the cost of a Restoration/Preservation like this. What do you think it would cost to bring it to a professional shop to complete?? Another question and I think I know the answer, would everything be completed so quickly................
Here is a rough estimate of what it took to complete the project:
1-remove engine, transmission, steering column, and entire front suspension, reassemble suspension to make car "roller"
2-disassemble engine and inspect
3-rebuild engine complete, including machining cylinder heads for missing bolt holes and rocker stand interference
4-modify new carburetors for cross-ram, throttle shafts, bowls, jetting, and air bleed modifications
5-hand fabricate fuel lines like original Hemi style
6-make 2 trips to the dyno facility to set up, and breakdown the engine
7-replace torched-out transmission cross member, with new AMD donor.
8-replace torched factory transmission hump with new AMD part
9-fabricate and install floor reinforcement plates for bucket seats.
10-remove and install seat brackets previously installed upside down, and redrill proper bolt holes
11-clean blast and paint K member, weld reinforcements on lower control arm pivot
12-rebuild front suspension, replace bent LH upper control arm
13-fabricate and install all new brake headlines
14-install line lock and setup for flex hoses to master cylinder
Modify the "E" body radiator to fit, including adapter plates for the fan shroud
15-modify "440" alternator brackets to fit HEMI water pump housing
16-rewire engine bay, convert to 70 up dual field alternator
17-wire up trunk-mounted battery wiring
18-cut-out ladder bars welded solid to axle housing and bolted solid to chassis
19-run new fuel line
20-install MSD ignition system
21-recurve Mopar distributor
22-remove and install the engine 4 times to modify various areas for clearance
23-shorten one shift rod to the correct length
24-fabricate exhaust system to rear axle
25-replace rear axle yoke
26-remove and disassemble the steering column, shorten the tube, reweld, and paint. Reinstall column
27-Modify RBRE valve covers for clearance to rocker stands
28-modify Z bar transmission bracket to raise the Z bar
29-modify chassis side Z bar plate to line up Z bar
Let's hear your thoughts........................
Thanks, Bill. Sean has done an amazing job getting it done and done right..........................
I am excited to get behind the wheel for the first time.
